Antique Manuscripts

1700s - General instructions in the form of a catechism, Volume II. 1734 - Literary journal of 1734, Volume XXII, 1st and 2nd part. (Engraving). 1793 - Study course for the students of the military school, Abstract of Ancient History (Greek), Abstract of the Fable.

Complete Quran with detailed gold illumination. A must have for any collector. Extra Ordinary Islamic Manuscript Heavily Gold Illuminated Hand Written by very Famous Calligrapher Muhammad Ghawth Bin Muhammad Fazil Signed & Dated 1138 A.H.

A decorative, huge breviary manuscript leaf on vellum, decorated with hand painted initials, written most likely in an Italian scriptorium around 1350. Size of the double-paged leaf : ca.13.25" x 9" (335 mm x 230).

This is a collection of 14 Great, Rare, Early Diary/Journal manuscript books. Almost all dates have entries by Mr. Allen, chronicling his daily life, but I have not read them all, so there could be some surprises.

The Voynich manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, including American and British codebreakers from both World War I and World War II. No one has yet succeeded in deciphering the text, and it has become a famous case in the history of cryptography.

It is written in Kufic script, one of the earliest scripts in Arabic, in brown ink on vellum, different lines per page. The text is without dots and without diacritical marks. A leaf of an early Koran on vellum.

Extremely Rare & Collectible Islamic Zand Dynasty (18 Century AD) Manuscript Koran with heavy Gold Illuminations and great Calligraphy. This book is attributed to Mohammad Hashim Luluyi Isfehani who was the most noted Calligrapher of his era, written between 1172 to 1207 A.H.

A DVD containing scans of 21 manuscripts on Occultism and Alchemy. The item listed here is a digital copy of a handwritten manuscripts. These are digital facsimiles of manuscripts.

Full Koranic manuscripts and in a good condition, the manuscripts have been examinted by a team of experts who analyzed the manuscripts. Amazing and important manuscripts. where the apparent signs of such manuscripts shows that it belongs to an ancient era, according to estimates back to 350 years, and its.

I have here for sale a genuine antique VELLUM DOCUMENT written on sheep vellum in 1680. English language - mainly readable, reign of Charles II - places are FAZACKERLEY and LIVERPOOL. Names of ROBERT WHITFOIL, HANNAH WHITFOIL, HENRY MARTIN, Richard Gray.?.

Date: 1679 Location: Two houses with gardens in Newbury in Berkshire Persons Involved: Charles Hunt and Edmund Cooper Contents: Conveyance with details given including the occupation of those involved, the sum of money, location, full boundaries, past and present tenants, rights and concludes with the terms and conditions Indented along the top, there is ornate calligraphy at the introduction. Handwritten in beautiful legible script throughout, there are signatures on the reverse and at the base a further signature with a vellum pendant below.

This book is bound in fantastic and remarkable 11th-mid 12th century illuminated vellum musical manuscript wraps, featuring gorgeous black visigothic font, red capitals with 4 line red rubrics and a large illuminated capital letter 'I', with pre-square notation neumes, as shown.

1943 - 8th Army War Diary - Port Said, Cairo, HAA Bty. Name J W French on the end paper. Many entries, gun drills, catches fever, parades, etc... Covers 1943, with some preliminary notes from Feb 17- Dec 20 1942, when arrives in Cairo. Original 1943 diary, with some wear, internally clean. Loosely inserted were some 8th army printed messages, which are bring sold separately.

This is a handwritten leather bound album, which has mostly handwritten entries, and there are over 130 pages with handwritten entries. There are also several newspaper cuttings throughout, and a bookplate like piece of card with two cats drawn on it to the inner front board (see pictures).

A decorative, huge liturgy manuscript leaf on vellum, written most likely in a Spanish scriptorium around 1490. Size of the leaf : ca. 17.75" x 14.1"(450 mm x 355 mm). Pictured : Both sides of the leaf for sale.

C1785 - French Manuscript - Revolutionary period?. Communes?. 32pp, more blank pages. Contemporary vellum rather loose and old warerstain to rear.

Army Order Book for the British Forces in Portugal Covering the Period 1 June 1799 - 30 April 1802, an extremely rare manuscript example measuring 22 x 12 cms, cane is contained in tooled calf bound hard covers. This item is meticulously hand written with all legible and with immense detail concerning all aspects of the Army, troop movements, generals orders, court martial, recommendations for promotions, supplies, postings etc. Running to approximately 225 pages, some slight damp discolouration in the early and later pages otherwise remarkably good condition for its age.

Boston, Massachusetts: 1874-1883. 8¾” x 5¾”. Quarter leather.

A decorative, huge liturgy manuscript leaf on vellum, written most likely in a Spanish scriptorium around 1480. Condition: As shown in good condition on sturdy vellum with the customary evidence of storing or ageing: toning of the vellum, soiling or staining, fading of the ink, edge flaws, original flaws in the vellum, candle wax drops stains, marginalia, old repairs, etc.

Highly Illuminated Medium Size Arabic Manuscript. A Complete Koran (Qur’an), Signed and Dated. 306 leaves (612 pages); size: 12.7 x 18 cm; written surface: 7.3 x 12.8 cm; 15 lines to a page, in clear, elegant and uniformnaskh ī script, in black ink, on beige paper.

A decorative leaf from a medieval Book of Hours manuscript on very fine vellum, written most likely in a French Scriptorium around 1485. There is an original repair of a tear from the gutter edge which became undone again.